Back Against The Wall chords by
Curtis Mayfield
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Key: A major•
Intro 1
A
A

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Verse 1
A
A

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Sittin' here waiting for
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C#m
4

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A
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tomor row
F#m
F#m
2

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I don't think it'll ever come
A
A

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Well, just think that I'm
Bm
Bm
2

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a young dude
D
D

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Bm
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My whole life is almost gone
A
A

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Well, well, this prison
life's a pressure
F#m
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2

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Keeps my back against the wall
A
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Constant look out for the snakes
Bm
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2

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and the bandits
D
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Program leans towards us in law
Bm
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Verse 2
I keep my back against the wall
F#m
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Bm
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F#m
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2

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(Back against the wall)
Interlude 1
Back against the wall
Bm
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2

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A
A

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C#m
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4

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A
A

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My friends
Verse 3
now have all but cut me lose
C#m
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4

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F#m
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2

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On the outside playing safe
A
A

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C#m
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4

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It's alright
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A

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'Cause in here is just like leaving the homeland,
Bm
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2

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baby
If I survive it back I could love
D
D

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A
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Bm
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A
A

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love your face
F#m
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2

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You're just a number from the past
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C#m
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4

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F#m
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A
A

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I'm still sittin' here today
I don't know nothing about my future,
Bm
Bm
2

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baby
But with my life I gotta pay
D
D

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A
A

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Bm
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D
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Verse 4
Bm
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A
A

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They got my back against the wall
F#m
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2

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Bm
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F#m
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(Back against the wall)
Bm
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Back against the wall
F#m
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(Back) against the wall
Bm
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F#m
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Bm
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(Back) against the wall
F#m
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Bm
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My back against the wall
F#m
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Bm
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2

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Back against the wall
Interlude 2
Back against the wall
F#m
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Bm
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F#m
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Bm
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F#m
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Bm
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F#m
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Bm
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A
A

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C#m
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4

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A
A

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C#m
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Verse 5
A
A

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Sittin' here waiting for tomorrow
F#m
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A
A

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Don't think it'll ever come
C#m
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A
A

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Just to think that I'm a young dude
Bm
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2

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D
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Bm
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A
A

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Bm
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Well, my whole life is almost gone
A
A

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Well, street con brother
showed me the ropes
Ah, the coolest way to dealin'
C#m
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A
A

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F#m
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A
A

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in the street
Took my mind, woman,
Bm
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and damn near my soul
D
D

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Bm
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Judge prison sentence then
D
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cut me deep
A
A

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Bm
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2

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Verse 6
They had my back against
F#m
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Bm
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the wall
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My back against the wall
Bm
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Back against the wall
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A
A

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F#m
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Bm
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2

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My back against the wall
A
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F#m
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Bm
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My back against the wall
F#m
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Bm
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Back against the wall
F#m
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Back against the wall
Bm
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Back against the wall
F#m
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Bm
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Back against the wall
F#m
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A
A

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Back against the wall
Bm
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Wall
(Back against the wall)
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A
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Wall
Bm
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Back against, back against the wall
Outro 1
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Bm
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F#m
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Bm
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F#m
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Bm
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F#m
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Bm
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F#m
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Bm
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F#m
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Bm
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F#m
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Bm
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D
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Bm
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D
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F#m
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F#m
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F#m
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